Covid treatment improving as doctors learn to fight the disease and access new drugs
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from on (#5P4X5)
Coronavirus patients with high-risk comorbidities are being given a newly approved antibody drug, which limits the virus's ability to replicate in the body
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Australia's treatment of Covid-19 patients has improved with doctors claiming new drug options and increased experience with the virus may help ease the burden on hospitals.
In August, Australia's drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, approved a novel antibody treatment called sotrovimab. The drug will prevent those most at risk from developing severe disease.
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